The conquest
Subtitle: the story of a Negro pioneer
By: Oscar Micheaux ; introduction by Jayna J. Brown.
Series: The Givens collection; Givens Collection (Series)
Publisher: Washington Square Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 288
Subjects: African American pioneers -- Fiction.; South Dakota -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: "The Conquest, published in 1913, is the first of seven novels written by Oscar Micheaux, better known as a prolific pioneer African-American filmmaker. This novel, along with two that followed, The Forged Note in 1915 and The Homesteader in 1917, mirrors Micheaux's experience as a black pioneer of the American West. The son of former slaves, his family had settled in Kansas as a part of the Exoduster movement in the post-Reconstruction era." "Micheaux tells the story of a brave homesteader, Oscar Devereaux, whose dream is to tame 1,000 acres of land and establish himself as an example of success for his people; hence, The Conquest. He secures the land but is overwhelmed by his struggles with drought, loneliness, and a troubled marriage."--Jacket.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. xxv).